Farm Bureau agency wins statewide Master Agency Award
The Franklin County Farm Bureau Insurance Agency earned the Master Agency Award, one of four agencies in the state to qualify, plus Service Center of the Year for South King Street and top honors in two premium categories. Pictured are staff and agents including Paul Hays and James Hogan.
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Steve Morse
Farm Bureau Insurance Agency
Franklin County
South King Street
Mary Garber
Judith Kelsey
Paul Hays
Robert Hiles
Tim O'Dea
James Hogan
Wisniewski Crafts Books From Shadow Puppetry Roots
Children's author and illustrator Wisniewski described turning folklore into stories after training in shadow puppetry and ringling clown work. He explained revisions sharpen his books and demonstrated collage cutouts while students at Central Heights watched. Central Heights students raised 6300 dollars to invite Wisniewski and other authors to Lincoln and Eugene Field schools.
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Mali
Wisniewski
Ringling Brothers Clown College
Ringling Brothers
California
4 Puppet Theater
Central Heights
Donna
Wiseman
Evester Roper
Micha Estrack Young
Brad Sneed
Sneed
Newton
Prairie Village
Ottawa
Lincoln
Eugene Field
Legislators Engage with AARP on Elderly Care and Education
Shumway notes AARP panel provides a strong voice for older Kansans. Through forums and surveys, the group sets priorities including health care utility rates and telemarketing fraud. Hensley praises broad focus on children's health and public education beyond the elderly.
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Anthony Hensley
D-Topeka
AARP
Hensley
Shumway
Lynch
Salinan
Students intern in Topeka studying banking with senator
Johnson describes the program as a good introduction for students like Lisa Van Meter, an accounting major at Kansas State University, who interns with Sen. Don Steffes, chair of the Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee. Van Meter travels from Manhattan to Topeka on Tuesdays and Thursdays to research banking topics and also serves as governmental issues director for the K State Student Body president.
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Ottawa
Greg van den Berghe
Olathe
Robert Gollier
University of Kansas School of Medicine
van den Berghe
Lisa van- Meter
Sen
Don
Steffes
McPherson
Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
Kansas
van Meter
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Topeka
Ottawa man held after abuse arrest at police dept
A 35 year old Ottawa man was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of aggravated indecent liberties with a young boy. David A Scherer, 820 S Main, remained in Franklin County jail awaiting his first court appearance. He was taken into custody at 6 30 p.m. after a woman reported the boy as a victim of child abuse. The alleged incident occurred on Tuesday. Scherer manages a Parker restaurant and is a member of the Citizens Watch Program.
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Ottawa
David Alfred Scherer
S. Main
Franklin County
Police Department
Scherer
Parker
The
Citizens Watch Program
Ottawa retirement village worker accused in food tampering case
Police investigate a suspected food tampering incident at Ottawa Retirement Village after a 28-year-old employee was served popcorn tainted with methanol. The woman fell ill and was treated at Ransom Memorial Hospital but was not admitted. The case is recorded as aggravated battery, with potential changes as the investigation proceeds.
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Ottawa
Ransom Memorial Hospital
McCracken residents buy their own grocery
In McCracken Kansas the town of 200 raised about 43000 to buy the McCracken Grocery from owners Fred and Mary Ann Taylor who planned to retire and close the market on January 1 1998. The effort kept the only grocery open under local ownership after a two month fundraising push.
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Mccracken
Kan
Little McCracken
McCracken Grocery
Hays
Fred
Mary Ann Taylor
Opposition grows to proposed landfill in Peoria Township
Residents and opponents question long term commitments and regional need as Lake Region Authority plans for waste management in six counties. Judy Hancock cites Hammes landfill capacity and Herzog's 70 000 ton annual break even need, warning of out of region trash and out of state influence.
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Prairie Village
Hancock
Peoria Township
Lake Region Authority
Hammes
Fof Lawi
Herzog
County Planning Commission
Skee
Longtime Boys Club leader recalls years of service and care
Don Woodward led a local Boys Club where he mentored boys like family, organized trash pickups at Pomona Lake, and shared Thanksgiving meals with help from Aileen Hough and others. The club folded after his retirement due to his heart surgeries and lack of new leadership, though he credits the friendships and impact built during his tenure.
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Pomona Lake
Eldon Crenshaw
Woodward
Aileen
Hazel Hough
Don Woodward
Boys Club
Ottawa hospital notes and sheriff reports Tuesday
Admissions include Betty Ewing Thelma Frazee and Ashley Griffin all of Ottawa Dismissals Hazel Fanning Richmond Seth Snethen Pomona and Norman Prewitt Ottawa Arrests Dustin Clary Pomona 25 held on domestic battery charge released after posting bond A 22 year old woman victim of domestic battery reported at 400 block West C Steve Anderson Jr 33 Ottawa held in county jail Suspects face further charges A 36 year old woman victim reported in Ottawa Street West C Other incidents list multiple thefts vandalism and runaways with values and locations noted Including recoveries and ongoing investigations The day also covers accidents fires and ambulance call in Ottawa area
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Thelma Frazee
Ashley Griffin
Ottawa
Hazel Fanning
Richmond
Seth Snethen
Pomona
Norman Prewitt
Sheriff's News
Dustin Kirk Clary
West C
Steve Patrick Anderson Jr
Georgia Road
Franklin County
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